Caputia
Caputia
3 species Asteraceae
Morphological Summary
A genus of succulents in the family Asteraceae, recently segregated from Senecio. Caputia species are succulent shrubs from southern Africa with silver, bluish or grey-green leaves covered in waxy trichomes. Formerly known as "silver Senecio", they are highly prized in Mediterranean and xerophytic gardening.
Distribution South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal)
Conservation
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© Agnieszka Kwiecień (Nova); Abu Shawka; David J. Stang (Wikimedia Commons)
Caputia scaposa (DC.) B.Nord. & Pelser
Silver senecio, blue chalk sticks senecio
Specimen ID RN-CPUT-00001
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental, Cabo Oriental)
Type Succulent
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Caputia scaposa var. addoensis (Compton) B.Nord. & Pelser
Addo silver senecio
Specimen ID RN-CPUT-00002
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Oriental, Parque Nacional Addo Elephant)
Type Succulent
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Caputia scaposa var. caulescens (Harv.) B.Nord. & Pelser
Caulescent silver senecio
Specimen ID RN-CPUT-00003
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental, Cabo Oriental)
Type Succulent